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What could have been a decent thriller gets spoiled by lack of a proper
story and poor execution. Even with Nana Patekar with his trademark and
inimitable style tries his best, Ab Tak Chappan 2 fails to engage at any
point of time. There are moments and one liners on the dialogue side
but a thriller demands certain basic requirements like proper story,
suspense and above all some twists in the storyline to take the movie
forward. ATC 2 lacks on all these fronts.

Taking off from the
first part that happened way back in 2004 where Sadhu Agashe, an
encounter cop is leading a quiet life in a remote village in Goa to
protect his son from the enemies. He doesn't want his son to face the
same fate as his wife who was killed that happened in the prequel.
Increased presence of the underworld in Mumbai force Chief Minister and
Home Minister to bring back Sadhu to counter Mumbai mafia operated by
Rauf Lala and Rawale. Initially hesitant, Sadhu takes up the challenge
but what he ultimately face is something that he never expected.

Sloppy direction is one area that let down the film. Add to it the
disappointing work on the technical front and a proper screenplay. As
said, the suspense part is not convincing and expecting some serious
turn of events doesn't happen. The climax you can say has some sort of
twists but it gave a feel of a forced happening unlike a natural turn of
event that would have been a big surprise creating a bigger impact.

Nana Patekar deliver what he is at best but poor man even with his
excellent screen presence and dialogue delivery could not raise the
film. If at all the movie is watchable, it is only because of this
actor. Ashutosh Rana was good in his role while Gul Panag doesn't have
much to do here in a male dominated movie.

Cinematography was
really poor and same is the case with editing. These two areas
complimented well in creating an unpleasant viewing experience.
Background score though initially was good, the same set of tunes were
repeated which was disappointing.

Ab Tak Chappan 2 should be a
pale shadow of its critically acclaimed predecessor. You can watch it
only if you are a hardcore fan of Nana Patekar or else give it a skip. A
very generous two out of five as my personal rating.

Here is a love story. It doesn't end here as the story do have something
different to tell unlike the usual Bollywood love dramas. Dum Laga Ke
Haisha is not the typical love story that we see very often. It has
something fresh to say. Had some more care been taken with the second
half and also with the predictable climax, this film had everything in
it to scale greater heights. Even then, this Sharat Kataria directed
film is a decent entertainer, a small but beautiful film narrating a
story that breaks the conventional love story mould and definitely one
you should not miss.

The story revolves around Prem Prakaah and
Sandhya hailing from a small town of Haridwar in North India. Prem much
to his dislike and some extreme pressure and force from his parents
marry Sandhya. The thing here is that Sandhya is overweight physically
and Prem find it unable to accept her as well her physique. Sandhya on
the other hand loves her hubby so much expecting the same from him in
return which sadly do not happen. Ultimately they are on the verge of
divorce. Will they separate ways or can the young couple sort their
differences and reunite? That's what rest of the movie is all about.

The first half here is the real crux of the movie and is really
exciting and entertaining. But the same level of energy is lacking post
intermission and the story goes very predictable especially how things
all end up. The film is very short in duration and less than two hours
but even then some trimming of unwanted scenes in the second half would
have done good for the film. All these doesn't make DLKH a bad film. It
is a highly watchable and entertaining movie that has something
different to tell.

Ayushman has delivered the results and as
Prem he makes the character look natural and real. Sanjay Mishra, Seema
Pahwa and Sheeba Chaddha are the notable actors who were spot on with
their simple acting. But the one who really stole the show from the rest
is Bhumi Pednekar portraying Sandhya. For a newcomer she was more than
perfect in every sense and her onscreen chemistry with Ayushman really
worked positively for the movie.

Beautiful cinematography and
simple background score do help the film. Music play a very prominent
part and Anu Malik has done a nice job. It was heartening to see Kumar
Sanu making a comeback and singing few songs. He also makes a cameo
appearance towards the end.

Overall, Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a
well crafted film that show how relationship can get a change for the
better. A good entertainer with its heart at the right place, I go with
three and a half out of five and recommend it for your weekend movie
masti.